TV Boyfriends

I just wanted to let you know that I’m having surgery on my thumb tomorrow so I won’t be back with a TV Boyfriend until Sunday…or maybe Monday.  So, don’t go away, or at least don’t go far.

Yea, he might be 29 but that’s perfect for me.  He looks good, he has the gorgeous After 5 look too..see..

He is from Los Angles and Atlanta, humm, that’s odd eh?  He too auditioned in San Diego though.  I’m not sure I remember him singing but you can guarantee I’m going to keep my eye on him and listen for him to dedicate a beautiful love song to me.  I won’t take it from you unless it happens to be one of those great ones that I just know was made for me.  His favorite quote is “It’s better to be a has been than a never was.”  I agree with that 100 percent.  Alas, he is giving it a go with American Idol and I sure am glad.  His musical influences are listed as The Beatles, Neil Finn, Queen, Otis Redding, INXS, David Bowie and ACDC.  With that list, I seriously doubt he will be singing any love songs anytime soon, but who knows.

His favorite female pop artists are listed as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Stevie Nicks.  He says he has been singing since he was 5 but has no formal training.  He also plays tennis which like soccer, is simply a sport I’ve never been very good at playing.

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He really does.  At a ripe age of 29, he is practically a grampa among those young dudes in the Top 24 but I love his after 5 look in this photo

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He doesn’t have the piercing eyes of some of the other contestants but again, he is one of the few I remember hearing sing last week.  He is from Crawfordsville, Indiana and he auditioned in Omaha.  His favorite quote is quite comical and reminds me of something my principal in elementary school once said.  His version goes like this, “Don’t fight.  But if you have to…hit first and hit hard.”  My principals version was “Don’t fight, but if someone else hits you, don’t take a whoopin’ because you know you are gonna get one when Mama finds out you’ve been fighting.”

Ok, his musical influence have me a bit perplexed.  James Taylor, Take 6, Chapter 6, John Mayer (hey, I know him), Maroon 5 (what’s up with all the numbers), Keane, Billy Joel I know him too) and the Bee Gees (the Bee Gees?  really?  I like them too).  I have to wonder about these influences that get thrown out there.

He says he started singing as a freshman in high school and that he has no other formal training.  He also lists Tracy Chapman and Kelly Clarkson as his favorite female pop artists.  Tracy Chapman, yea, I like him, but er…Kelly is just not one of my favorites.

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I was in my late 20’s when I fell in love with guys with dreadlocks.  I’m not kidding, my first instinct was gross, then these dreaded locks showed up on some fairly interesting men in my social circle and suddenly I found myself thinking, “hey, those aren’t so bad”.  Anyway, Jason Castro is only 20 and he auditioned in Dallas Texas and not San Diego.  His hometown is Rowlett, Texas and he apparently is fairly true to his state because his musical influences reads like this:

“Nowadays, my favorite singer-songwriter is Ray Lamontagne. There are a lot of great bands in Texas that have inspired me. Kirk Baxley is my favorite singer/performer of all musicians.”

Jason is only 20, again a youngster in this competition, but his quote is fairly unique, I like it.  “In the end, it will all be ok.  If it’s not ok, then it’s not the end!”  Fairly complicated, eh?

He does say that his favorite female pop artist is Kelly Clarkson and I really don’t like her at all.  He said he started singing in the choir in the fifth grade but didn’t sing again until his freshman year in college.  Imagine him standing beneath your window serenading you prior to the prom?  Yea, I get the first love song he sings too, sung straight into my eyes…from his….because people, he has some serious eyes. 

Jason also plays drums and guitars and likes all that artsy-fartsy stuff like drawing, painting and building and finally, he likes soccer.  That doesn’t bode very well for our future as I hate soccer but, I still get the first love song he sings.

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Garret Haley is 17 and he too auditioned in San Diego.  Do you see a pattern here?  I’m not sure he is really good looking but he kind of reminds me of the fifth grade when I saw Leif Garret in concert. And, imagine my surprise when Ryan Seacrest made the analogy of Garret lookig like Leif. (I wrote these entries on Sunday before the show on Tuesday, so, I totally thought of it first.)   I know, it’s a far stretch but look at him, the hair, the eyes, the first name?  Anyway, he is from Elida, Ohio and he listed his musical influences are listed as Steve Perry and the Backstreet Boys.  At the age of 17, I’m not sure how old that means he was when the Backstreet Boys were popular but whatever they want to declare is alright be me.  His quote is one I’ve never heard before but again, if it suits him, it suits me.  “Go big or go home.”  Apparently he took that to heart when he had his hair done on photo shoot day too.

Oh well, the lips are pretty darn gorgeous too if you just start breaking him down.  But 17?  Oh well, you can have the first love song that he sings and declare it yours, I’m sticking with David Hernandez.

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Ok, this guy is only 24 but I have to say he is one of my personal favorites far and away.  I actually remember hearing him sing.  I don’t remember the other guys, I’m just hoping for their own sake that they can sing love songs.  But this guy, David Hernandez, I remember hearing him.  He stood out, he melted my heart.  He sounded good folks.  If I have to pick a male favorite, he is definitely it.

He too auditioned in San Diego so I’m thinking that would be the place to audition if you are a young guy hoping to do well in the competition.  He is from Phoenix, Arizona and get this, his favorite quote is memorable.  “Believe it, and you’ll see it.  Know it and you’ll be it.” by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer.  As for his musical influences?  Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, Alecia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Michael Jackson and Peabo Bryson.  I have to wonder again if he is old enough to even recognize any of those folks except Alicia Keys.  Either way, when he sings his first love song, it will be for me, so don’t ya’ll go claiming it.

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I don’t know if you guys call this one like I do, but can you say Sanjaya?  He is from Salt Lake City, Utah and he auditioned in San Diego.  His musical influences are listed as Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams.  I don’t know, but he seems a bit young to know anything about any of those people.  He did however at least have a favorite quote.  The quote is quite interesting too and may lead him through the competition with a lot of companionship.  The quote, “You’ll never be lonely if you learn to befriend yourself.”

So, there you go, that’s all I have to say about this pretty boy.  I mean, just look at this picture

Does that hair not just cry out Sanjaya to you?  He really doesn’t look 17 at all, he looks more like….12.  Either way, if he can sing love songs…you know how I feel about him.

That’s a bit cheesy for me but, whatever!

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Ok, it’s like this, there’s a bunch of young chaps in this years competition and Danny Noriega is one of them.  And, it shows in may ways, one, his favorite quote?  He doesn’t have one.  We all know of a quote from somewhere, even if it came from our own grandparents, but not Danny, he didn’t have one.  He is from Azusa, California and he auditioned in San Diego too.  And, one more click telling his age?  His musical influence is Fantasia.  So, that right there says it all.

Now, let’s concentrate on his beautiful eyes.  They are piercing.  The glare that he gives, if he sings a love song?  The young girls are gonna go mad over him.  I don’t personally think he looks “that great” but, those eyes and as I mentioned yesterday, if he can sing?  Well, that right there boosts him up the TV Boyfriend ladder rather quickly. 

I was able to find a couple of pictures and you’ve probably all seen them already but here we go with a few anyway.

What’s your opinion?

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I’m picking some of the guys of the Top 24 this week in honor of this seasons kick off of American Idol’s Top 24.  I don’t know a lot about these guys obviously but I do know they can sing, and when a man can sing, and can sing love songs, well, who wouldn’t be interested in a candlelight dinner and some serenading? 

So, first I give you Chikezie Eze.  Obviously I’m a little concerned about his name.  Is that his given name at birth?  I mean, that’s a little difficult to say, or maybe it is a nickname that came later.  Either way, he isn’t really hot, but it is cute and well, like I said, he can sing.

He is 22 and from Inglewood, California.  He auditioned in San Diego and probably wasn’t near as excited about a trip to Hollywood except for the prospect of going there to win a spot in the Top 24.  His favorite quote “Legends are made where genius meets hard work and timing.”  I like that myself.  He says his musical influences are Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, John Legen, Sam and Dave and anyone that makes good music.

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I know, I know, I’m on an athlete kick right now.  But, it is the season for slam dunk fests and all star games in the NBA.  I couldn’t be happier.  I love seeing all those muscles in one place.  So, I give you Rudy Gay. 

Apparently this 6 foot 9 inch shooting guard weighs about 220 pounds and has been shooting off his mouth at Gerald Green about the slam dunk contest coming up.  And, apparently, Gerald Green felt the need to teach him a lesson or two.  You can see the video yourself on yahoo and I’d happily link you to it but it keeps disappearing on me.  You can find it easy enough though, I’m sure.

Back to Rudy.  For some reason, when I type that, I have this incredible urge to type Ruday, you know, say it with some hip vibes, Ruday Ruday Ruday.

Ok, I’ll give that up.  He played his high school ball at Baltimore County’s Eastern Technical High School, which is a magnet school in Essex.  His family wanted him to advance his basketball skills though and he transferred to Archbishop Spalding High School was he was named Baltimore Sun’s co-player of the year.  He was a McDonald’s All American and a Parade first team All-American.  He was regarded as one of the most talented players in college basketball, being named 2005 Big East Conference Freshman of the year ad also named National Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News.  In 2005 he was invited to play for the USA’s Men’s under 21 World Championship Team.  And, he did, and he excelled.

In April he announced he would enter the 2006 NBA draft and was selected the 8th overall pick by the Houston Rockets.  He was disappointed though.

So, what do you think?

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Another 22 year old that was born as I was getting ready to graduate from high school, but Gerald Green, Jr. is looking pretty good doing his thang.  Yes, I am talking about the NBA and even won the NBA Slam Dunk contest last year beating out Nate Robinson, Tyrus Thomas and Dwight Howard. 

Let me give you some more specifics.  He has a 48 inch vertical leap.  Do you realize that he can jump over a lot of things with that leap?  He has three dogs, one named joker ad he work special Reebok Pump sneakers when he won the slam dunk contest. 

He didn’t even play basketball until his sophomore year in high school.  He had academic issues and eventually transferred to Gulf Shores Academy in Houston where he repeated his junior year.  He then averaged 33 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocked shots per game.  He was obviously named an All-American and played in the McDonald’s All American Game and to no one’s surprise, he won the slam dunk contest there as well.

He originally planned to go to college but changed his mind and entered the draft.  He was one of the last players to enter the NBA straight out of high school due to some rules the NBA has now put into effect. 

At 6 foot 8 inches tall and 200 pounds, it is hard to imagine he needed college to get him ready for the NBA.  And, so, I give you, Gerald Green…

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Ok, I had to think long and hard about this one.  I mean, honestly, anyone who is famous for hanging out with Paris Hilton, Mary Kate Olsen and Lindsay Lohan is questionable in the whole TV Boyfriends category.  But, alas, I took a few looks at some photos and he was just too juicy to pass by.  He is Greek, he is Irish, he is Austrian and he is Mexican.  And, I’m here to tell you that those 4 nationality produce an awesome outcome. 

He was student at the college Stanislas in Paris and then spent his senior year of high school at Seabury Hall which is a prep school in Makawao Maui Hawaii.  After high school he chose to move to the University of Southern California and study film.  He graduated and received is diploma last May.

I guess he can be redeemed by the fact that he was featured in a GQ magazine spread with Kate Bosworth.  But, rumor has it that he has been seen with Paris again, but what the heck, he makes great eye candy.

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